The Bloodshed Continues!
Monday September 24, 2012
Today’s Death toll: 123. The Breakdown: 42 in Aleppo, 37 in Damascus and Suburbs, 18 in Daraa, 14 in Homs, 7 in Hama, 3 in Latakia, 1 in Deir Ezzor and 1 in Idlib (LCC).
News
An independent journalist who asked to remain anonymous, said rebel fighters were attacking a military base near town of Atarib when the jet flew over.
Special Reports
Lebanese living along the Syrian border are reporting rashes and other ailments. They suspect Syrian biological weapons are to blame, although weapons experts say that is unlikely.
With Syrian rebels sheltering in Lebanese border towns and Syrian Army troops planting land mines on both sides of the border, Lebanese fears of getting dragged into the conflict are rising.
“While opponents of the regime and activists are chased down by regime forces and subjected to arbitrary arrest and liquidation in areas under regime control, by contrast, regime supporters in areas controlled by the FSA can express their opinions freely. We can even find them sitting in the village guest house sharing jokes and drinking tea in one of the most beautiful scenes of the revolution that I have seen.”
When the uprising against the Assad regime began, Syria’s half-million-strong Palestinian population was reluctant to join in. Now, some have fled, while others have joined in the fight.
(Reuters) – Thirty years ago Hafez al-Assad cut phone lines from Hama to stop word spreading of his bloody crackdown on an uprising in the city, ensuring that the 1982 Syrian revolt was crushed and many thousands killed before the world even knew of it.
Ammar Abdulhamid & Khawla Yusuf: The Shredded Tapestry: The State of Syria Today
Video Highlights
Rebels groups in the western parts of Aleppo Province get united under the nameAl-Mostasim Brigades http://youtu.be/uAuXtMT-5YY But while the video is meant to show unity, it unintentionally reveals the degree of fragmentation involved in the rebellion movement when the leaders of over 20 different units introduce themselves and take the pledge. Regional and ideological differences are pretty apparent and the prospects of a lasting union seem dim. But for now, attempts at consolidation continue.
Restive neighborhoods in Damascus City are shelled againhttp://youtu.be/rW7csL0zNpk , http://youtu.be/ky1eRAzqjpc
The town of Na’eemeh, Daraa Province, comes under heavy shellinghttp://youtu.be/lFRRUeCZyjU , http://youtu.be/X4tD8VY4q84
The town of Al-Atareb, Aleppo Province, get pounded with fighter jets dropping TNT barrels http://youtu.be/wFRA_1qhtZE , http://youtu.be/lzAwYyg6_YM
In Aleppo City’s Sheikh Khodr Neighborhood, the bodies of victims of snipers line the streets http://youtu.be/II3DnPrjNPo
The pounding of Old Homs continues http://youtu.be/b4UIBiIhzb8 The pounding of Rastan continues http://youtu.be/mcdjcJriFgs
